The Raven Remix Activity Book: 50+ Activities and Games for Decoding, Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Speech

The Raven Remix Activity Book is a companion resource for The Raven Remix: A Mashup of Poe Titles from the HOT ROD Series of Decodable Books Level 3. Downloadable PDFs and online Boom Card games explore over 50+ activities supporting decoding practice, reading comprehension, writing, and speech-language development. See the introduction to each section to discover how activities connect to the Science of Reading. Developed for teachers, dyslexia interventionists, speech-language pathologists, and parent educators, it promotes collaboration between these groups.

DECODING, SPELLING, ALPHABET KNOWLEDGE: Work on reading and spelling both words and sentences that include open, closed, and consonant-le syllables. Explore alphabet concepts by solving secret messages written in code. ARTICULATION: Explore S, R, L sounds in two-syllable words through board games and card decks. PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS: Work on sound and syllable deletion. Develop awareness of rhyme and alliteration. COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY: Sort words by phonological and semantic features. MORPHOLOGY: Explore Prefix RE, Suffixes -ED, -EN, and the Greek combining form GRAPH. STRUCTURED WORD INQUIRY: Use a Matrix to build Word Sums for SPECT and SIST.

ETYMOLOGY: Explore the history of Pluto, Poe's infamous Black Cat. VOCABULARY: Build strategies for using context to derive word meaning. Play games with definitions, multiple-meaning words, and cat idioms. SENTENCE AWARENESS & CONSTRUCTION: Combine short sentences using coordinating conjunctions. Build complex sentences. Determine if sentences are complete or incomplete. Examine the difference between clauses and phrases. PLOT STRUCTURE: Use a storyboard for retells and summaries. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS: Support writing at all levels. Create multi-paragraph essays. COMPREHENSION: Learn the PAGES Strategy. Use signal words to determine text type. Practice answering questions using the RACE format. CREATE: Explore a variety of engaging creative writing activities including Parroty Parodies and Scary Animals.